Bakı - APA-Economics. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 98.58 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 16,836.11 while the broad-based S&P 500 rose 12.58 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 1,940.46, The West Australian reported.
The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index posted strong gains, leaping 44.58 points, or 1.05 per cent, to 4,296.23.
Frankfurt's DAX 30 shot up to breach the 10,000 points level for the first time, but fell back to close up 0.21 per cent at 9,947.83 points.
After having risen into positive territory after the ECB announcements, London's FTSE-100 closed down 0.08 per cent at 6,813.49 points.
But Paris's CAC 40 hit heights not seen since June 2008, closing up 1.06 per cent at 4.548,73 points.